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One man dead, deputy injured after gunfire exchange

A Rutherfordton man is dead and a Rutherford County deputy is injured after an exchange of gunfire outside a home.

Updated: 4:58 PM EDT Sep 18, 2016

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One man dead, deputy injured after gunfire exchange

A Rutherfordton man is dead and a Rutherford County deputy is injured after an exchange of gunfire outside a home.

Updated: 4:58 PM EDT Sep 18, 2016

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One man dead, deputy injured after gunfire exchange

A Rutherfordton man is dead and a Rutherford County deputy is injured after an exchange of gunfire outside a home.

Updated: 4:58 PM EDT Sep 18, 2016

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WEBVTT $2.50, EVEN $3.00. A NORTH CAROLINA MAN DEAD AFTER IT EXCHANGE OF GUNFIRE WITH DEPUTIES. HE IS RECOVERING. >> ACTUALLY BEFORE 8:00 NEIGHBORS SHOWED UP AT THIS RUTHERFORD HOME. >> RESPONDED TO AN INDIVIDUAL THREATENING SUICIDE. >> THE POLICE CHIEF SAYS THE MEN WAS NEW TO THE AREA AND THERE WERE NO KNOWN PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE DAY. RUTHERFORDTON OFFICERS WERE JOINED BY RUTHERFORD COUNTY DEPUTIES, SPINDALE POLICE, AND TROOPERS. >> THEY ENGAGED WITH CONVERSATION WITH THIS MAN FOR SOME TIME. HE PRODUCED A HAND GUN AND FIRED A SHOT, IN THE OFFICERS RETURNED FIRE. >> THE MAN WITH THE HANDGUN DINETTE THE SCENE. THE EXCHANGE LEFT A DETECTIVE WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WITH A GUNSHOT TO THE THIGH. >> YES, EVERYTHING WENT SOUTH IN A FEW MOMENTS. INVESTIGATORS SAY THE BULLET DID NOT LEAD TO ANY SIGNIFICANT LOAN OR ARTERIAL INJURIES. HE IS EXPECTED TO BE OK. FOR STATE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION IS TRYING TO DETERMINE HOW THE DEPUTY WAS SHOT. >> ANYTIME THERE ARE WEAPONS INVOLVED, IT IS DIFFICULT.